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Outfox.tv removal help [Solved]

I've got something on my computer called Outfox.tv. Any help you can offer removing it would be greatly appreciated. It's changed the homepage on my browsers and creates lots of pop ups. Turns out Conduit was also installed along with it.

Hi Marius, thank you for your offer of assistance. Since I posted that first message I attempted to use a few programmes to try and clean my computer; HitmanPro, Adwcleaner and Malwarebyte Anti-Malware. Is it ok for me to still follow the steps you laid out above? Or should I provide new logs with hijackthis and OTL?

Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard.

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Problem: : The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard.

Name: SM Bus Controller

Description: SM Bus Controller

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Problem: : The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

Resolution: To install the drivers for this device, click "Update Driver", which starts the Hardware Update wizard.

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Error: (04/02/2014 05:43:42 PM) (Source: Application Hang) (User: )

Description: The program LiveComm.exe version 17.5.9600.20413 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel.

System Updates
Please ensure to have automatic updates activated in your control panel.
For further information and a tutorial, see this Microsoft Support article.

Protection
What you need is one (not more) virus scanner with background protection. Additionally I recommend a special malware scanner to run on demand weekly.
Personally I am using avast! Antivirus Free Edition and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. They offer good protection for free.

To keep your browser free of advertising, you may install the Adblock Plus browser extension.
It will filter unwanted advertising out of the website´s content.

To protect yourself from accidentally visiting malicious web sites, install the Web of Trust (WOT) browser extension.
It will display a green (safe), yellow (unknown) or red (potentially dangerous) icon for a visited website within your browser.
In addition, before accessing a dangerous classified web site, a warning screen is displayed.

Up to date Software
Keep your Windows and your third party software up to date. The easiest way to get infected is an outdated windows, followed by: browser(s) (including add-ons and plug-ins), Adobe Flash Player and Adobe Reader, Java Runtime Environment, your antivirus program and so on. These links may help you to check:

Backup
Hardware issues, malware, fire, lightning strike: There is a long list of different ways to loose all your data. Back up your files regularly. Use the windows internal backup function or a third party tool and save your data onto an external hard drive, cloud storage, optical media like CDs or DVDs or (if available) a professional network backup system.

Behaviour
The commonest error when using a computer is "error 80" - what means that the error is located about 80cm in front of the monitor. This is a common joke between IT support technicians but it shows that all the safety mechanisms won´t help if you aren´t careful enough.

While surfing the internet, don´t click on anything you don´t know. In the worst case, it infects your system with malware.

Watch your step in social networks! Many cyber criminals use them to spread malware, mine personal pata (to be sold to advertising companies, for example) or simply do damage to other users. Even if a received hyperlink within a message seems to be coming from one of your friends, have a closer look. In addition, don´t click everything.

When installing software, have a look to each of the setup windows and uncheck any additional toolbars or free programs that may be offered additionally. Most of today´s setup procedures contain potentially unwanted programs so keep them off your system.

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